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Althea: This is a small tree with hibiscus-like flowers in the summertime. Deciduous, 10'--15' feet. A beautiful little tree. Apple: Plant apple trees in full sun and enjoy their spring blooms and a harvest of crisp, fresh apples.... See more » Althea: This is a small tree with hibiscus-like flowers in the summertime. Deciduous, 10'--15' feet. A beautiful little tree. Apple: Plant apple trees in full sun and enjoy their spring blooms and a harvest of crisp, fresh apples. Varieties for Texas: Granny Smith, Gala, Fugi, Braeburn, Dorsett Golden, to name a few. Your county extension service can give you a better idea of what kind you should plant, and advise on problems you may have in your area. Always consult this valuable resource. Catalpa: Large, deciduous tree with showy flowers in the spring and big, pretty leaves. Has bean-like pods. A very interesting tree. It is quite lovely, interesting, and easy to grow. You may also know this tree as the Indian Bean. Carolina Buckthorn: A nice deciduous tree for sun to shade, with a height of 15 to 30 feet. It has shiny leaves and red berries in the late summer. Easy to grow and attractive. Chinese Photinia: One of my favorite trees. This is often used as a shrub, but it can get to a medium tree height here in Central Texas. It has beautiful white flower clusters in the spring and colorful red berries in the fall that attract the endangered Cedar Wax Wing bird. It has large attractive leaves and nice trunk color. I highly recommend this excellent, trouble free tree. No special care or requirements; just trim the branches off the trunk for a tree, or let it bush out to use as a large shrub. Crape Myrtle: These come in two sizes, this one is a tree, the other a shrub. Crape Myrtles are beautiful and do not require much maintainence. Do not cut the top off this tree in the winter; you are just destroying its form and wasting your time. You may lightly trim the branches in winter, but be gentle. If you plant this tree in full sun and in an area with good drainage and good air circulation, you will have a healthy, happy tree. If you don't, your tree will have powdery mildew and will be sickly, with few blooms. Desert Willow: A 15'-30' deciduous tree with tubular pink to purple flowers and willow-like leaves. It is very drought resistant and tough. Prunning will encourage more blooms. Elm: Elms are rather risky, as many kinds are subject to diseases, but since so many people like them, we thought we should include them on our list. If you must have one, try to get a Lacebark elm. Whatever you do, stay away from the diseased and ugly Siberian Elm. Eve's Necklace: You should know about this tree! We love it. It is healthy, large enough to provide shade, but not so large as to fall on your house and destroy it someday. It has lovely pink flowers in the spring, and interesting black seed pods that look somewhat like a string of black beads, hence the name. The leaves are beautiful too. Holly: If Noah built an ark and had to take trees aboard, this would certainly deserve a place of honor. We absolutely adore this plant. The holly (scientific name, Ilex) comes in a variety for every taste and need, from small shrubs to medium trees. Some are deciduous, some evergreen. You will need to know what kind you are getting. In addition to knowing the variety, if you want berries, buy a plant that has berries on it, or you may get the fruitless male. Every variety is wonderful, but here are some ones you may want to know about: Possumhaw holly-looses its leaves in winter, has beautiful red berries in the winter on female plants; Savannah--an evergreen with berries and lovely leaves; Yaupon--the scientific name of this plant is Ilex vomitoria, which should give you an idea what will happen if you eat the berries; keep kids away from holly berries, they are poisonous. This variety is a small tree, evergreen with small leaves and red berries, with interesting branches and trunks. Other hollies are shrubs, and will be covered in that area of the website. You cannot go wrong with this plant unless you have a child that can't stay away from the berries. Magnolia: Large, evergreen tree, famous in the South for its large white flowers and big leaves. This tree prefers sandy, acid soils better than our soils here, but we have seen them successfully See less »

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